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Low-costs in fierce battle at Stansted
LOIS JONES LONDONc Cut-throat competition between low-cost players at London Stansted airport looks set to cause casualties with the launch of KLM uk's Buzz KLMuk is to set up a low-cost fares airline next year called Buzz at Stansted to compete with Go and Ryanair. The carrier, ...
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CAL sanctions bite
NICK IONIDES ATI SINGAPORE Calls have been made for a shake-up in both Taiwan's aviation bureaucracy and in China Airlines' (CAL) management team following a crash in Hong Kong in August. So far, the carrier's relatively new management team, installed following an Airbus A300 crash at Taipei ...
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UK cargo carriers pin hopes on Europe
PETER CONWAY LONDON UK cargo airlines angry at a controversial government decision that grants new rights to US operators, hope to generate the consensus needed by the European Commission to negotiate broader cargo rights with the USA. In August, the UK Government granted fifth freedom rights out of ...
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European carriers to get no relief
European carriers are still suffering from declining yields and it could be some time before there is any good news. The damage of the weak market conditions is finally showing through in Europe. Results for the last quarter and half year ending June put them hard and cold ...
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New challenge to charter
European low-cost scheduled operators have begun to make small inroads into traditional charter markets. But, despite some aggressive noises, they have some way to go before posing a serious threat. Europe's low-cost carriers may continue to grab the headlines, but one sector remains resolutely unimpressed. The traditional charter airlines ...
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Cintra's chief faces challenge
DAVID KNIBB SEATTLE Jaime Corredor Esnaola, the new head of Cintra, takes over the holding company for Aeromexico and Mexicana Airlines at a challenging time. After replacing Ernesto Martens, who retired at the end of August, one of his first moves was to announce that Mexico's federal ...
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JAS offers to trade slots for codeshares
As losses on its international services mount, Japan Air System (JAS) is proposing to hand some of its slots at Tokyo's Narita airport to Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA). In return JAS would seek codeshares on replacement flights operated by the two majors. This would be first ...
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Vietnam in US link-up deal
The prospect of air links between the USA and Vietnam has strengthened following successful negotiations on a codesharing deal, designed as an interim measure until a full air services agreement is reached. The memorandum was to have been signed in Hanoi early in September during a visit to ...
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Labouring in Europe
TOM GILL LONDON Industrial relations appear to have improved and European workers are becoming more efficient. But will the changes be far-reaching enough to enable airlines to cope with cyclical downturn? The British Airline Pilots Association(BALPA) describes itself as "serene". The UK white-collar union MSF says it is ...
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Iberia prepares to float
The delayed flotation of a 54% stake in Iberia will start in the last week of November, according to the Spanish flag-carrier's chief executive, Angel Mullor. The initial public offering (IPO) should raise Ptas300 billion ($2 billion) for Iberia's parent, the state-owned holding group Sepi. The sale marks the ...
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Low-cost survivors
CAROLE SHIFRIN WASHINGTON DC After years of uncertain and even disastrous performances by new entrant carriers in the USA, some seem to be thriving and even beginning to report profits. Why did these start-ups survive where so many failed? Accepted wisdom in the USA is that the fate ...
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A question of scale
KEVIN O'TOOLE Conventional wisdom has held back outsourcing of heavy maintenance, but as it starts to be challenged, only as few as a dozen airlines may emerge able to justify keeping work captive, argues IPG Consulting. On paper the equation looks perfect. On one side, airline boardrooms are keen ...
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Routes
Stockholm bound -Eurowings is starting a new scheduled service in October, using an ATR 42-500. The flight will be operated in conjunction with partner KLM. Emirates, will be codesharing with SriLankan Airlines code-sharing on three times weekly flights between Dubai and Stockholm, starting this November. BA heads to Hannover ...
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Routes
New Zealand agreement - New Zealand and Switzerland have signed an air services agreement allowing for scheduled services between the two countries. Air New Zealand has applied to operate to Switzerland and initial services are considered likely via a route-specific codeshare agreement with Swissair. The air services agreement allows any ...
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Key 717 deals close as Hawaiian takes 20
Guy Norris/LONG BEACH Boeing is closing on potential major 717 deals with British Airways and US low fare airline Vanguard, following the conclusion of a key deal from Hawaiian Airlines for up to 20 aircraft. "Three or four" orders for up to 50 aircraft are being finalised, says ...
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Cologne-based Modern Air will fly 328JETs for Team Lufthansa
Jens Flottau/MUNICH German start-up carrier Modern Air is finalising plans to launch a network of regional services from Cologne/Bonn airport next summer with a fleet of up to 20 Fairchild 328JETs . The airline, headed by a former Lufthansa executive, has signed a letter of intent to fly ...
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Air China close to placing A340s on lease with Cathay Pacific
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Air China is on the verge of closing an agreement to lease its three Airbus A340-300s to Cathay Pacific as part of a fleet restructuring move that will also see its Boeing 777-200s removed. Sources in China told Flight International's sister on-line service, Air Transport Intelligence, that ...
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R.I.P. AB
AB Airlines of the UK has ceased all operations, with three Boeing 737-300s (that had continued to fly on wet lease with Air Toulouse, Eurolair and Air Madeira) now in storage. Scheduled flights ceased in September now in storage. The aircraft were leased by AB, which is seeking buyers for ...
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IATA calls for industry action to fight threat to radio spectrum
Emma Kelly/AMSTERDAM The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is urging the aviation industry to increase efforts to protect its radio frequency spectrum in preparation for next year's International Telecommunications Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC). The aviation industry's vital radio spectrum was threatened by mobile satellite communication operators at ...
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Air Dolomiti focuses on regional jets after Lufthansa share deal
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Air Dolomiti is evaluating several regional jet types to supplement its fleet of ATR 42s and expects to make a selection "in the near future". The move follows the announcement that Lufthansa is to take a 26% stake in the Italian regional. The Trieste-based airline, which operates ...